Parshat Bereshit

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Covers the creation of the world in six days, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the first sin, Cain and Abel, and the generations from Adam to Noah. Genesis 1:1-6:8.

Story of Adam and Hayah

Kabbalah Asarah Perakim LeRamchal 10:1

The Asarah Perakim LeRamchal, a profound work by the great Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (known as the Ramchal), gives us a glimpse into this intricate dance between the ear...

Sefirot

Five Levels of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 31:1

Sometimes it feels like my thoughts are a runaway train and my tongue is just desperately trying to keep up. But what if there was a better way? What if we could learn to speak wit...

Soul

Dust of the Earth and Chagigah

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 46:1

This is a question that has plagued thinkers and mystics for centuries, and Da’at Tevunot, or "Understanding of Discernment," grapples with this very idea. The text points out that...

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First Days of Existence and There

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 52:3

Da'at Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, grapples with this very issue. It suggests that what appears to be divine inaction or even harshness is actually a form of...restr...

CreationMysticismPrayer

Dawn of the World

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 80:3

We’re so used to having eyes that see and ears that hear, that we rarely pause to appreciate the sheer, intricate genius of it all. But according to Da'at Tevunot, this design isn'...

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Wisdom of Rabbi Shimon and Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 80:5

The text draws upon the wisdom of the Midrash of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in the Zohar, specifically Parshat Pinchas. It states, "And there is wisdom which is called wise among all ...

CreationMysticismSoulWisdom

Five Levels of the Soul

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 95:1

It's vast, intricate, and honestly, a little intimidating! But every now and then, you stumble across a passage that feels…accessible. A doorway into a deeper conversation. And tha...

Soul

Wonders of Genesis

Other Texts Da'at Tevunot 118:1

Jewish tradition grapples with this very idea – the impermanence of creation, and the hope for something more lasting. In Da'at Tevunot, a work of Jewish philosophy, the "Intellect...

Creation

The Tree of Life and Tevuna

Kabbalah Derech Etz Chayim (Ramchal) 1:12

The Ramchal argues that the wisdom within us, the wisdom bestowed upon us from the Divine, needs to be stirred, awakened. And how do we do that? Through articulation, through speak...

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